In Pendine, Pendine Museum of Speed is the place to visit
Mapped inside Pendine’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 3. Among them are 2 museums, a theme park and a fort. Pendine Museum of Speed draws about 34K visitors a year. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. At 7.1 km, Castell Talacharn is worth the journey.
First stops in Pendine
The list goes on from Pendine Museum of Speed to a museum, a theme park and a fort.
MuseumPendine Museum of Speedin town · 34K visitors a year
MuseumAmgueddfa Cyflymder - Museum of Land Speed100 m outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkMorfa Bay Adventure Park500 m outside town, to the northwestFortFortMorfa Bychan WW2 fortifications800 m outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
The farthest of them, Morfa Bychan WW2 fortifications, is 1.2 km out.
The dashed line is Pendine’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What there is to see
The list holds 2 museums, a theme park and a fort.
Green: inside Pendine. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 4 on the list
After the one in town come 3 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Pendine comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
A drive away
Castell Talacharn, 7.1 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn7.1 km northeast
CastlePembroke Castle26 km west
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan12 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Cydweli17 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain19 km northwest
CastleCarew Castle20 km west
CastleManorbier Castle20 km southwest
CastleCarmarthen Castle21 km northeast
CastleTenby Castle13 km southwest
CastleAmroth Castle6.6 km west
CastleDinefwr Castle40 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis23 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Pendine (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Asked about places to visit in Pendine
What are the main attractions in Pendine?
The place to visit inside Pendine’s built-up area is Pendine Museum of Speed. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Pendine have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Pendine: Pendine Museum of Speed and Amgueddfa Cyflymder - Museum of Land Speed.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pendine?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Talacharn (Cadw), 7.1 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Pendine?
Within 40 km: Castell Talacharn (7.1 km), Pembroke Castle (26 km), Castell Llansteffan (12 km), Castell Cydweli (17 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Pendine when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (14)
- Pendine Museum of Speed: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amgueddfa Cyflymder - Museum of Land Speed: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Talacharn: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pembroke Castle: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llansteffan: Emperorzurg123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cydweli: Iphrit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llanhuadain: Liamohara at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Carew Castle: Karen Sawyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manorbier Castle: Tony Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmarthen Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tenby Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amroth Castle: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinefwr Castle: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cas-wis: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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